ARLINGTON, Texas – Winners of 5 of their last 6 matches, the UT Arlington volleyball squad is set to wrap up the 2019 regular season this weekend. UTA will travel to San Marcos, Texas to face Texas State on Friday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

UTA (16-11, 8-7 Sun Belt) at TEXAS STATE (21-8, 13-2 Sun Belt)
When: Friday, Nov. 15 | 6:30 P.M.
Where: San Marcos, Texas | Strahan Arena
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KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | TEXAS STATE
- Texas State is 21-8 overall and has earned a share of the Sun Belt Conference title.
- The Bobcats are 12-3 at home this season, including an 8-0 mark in conference matches.
- Texas State enters the weekend with a 22-match win streak in conference matches played at Strahan Arena.
- Texas State claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title after winning both matches last weekend. The Bobcats recorded their 12th sweep of the season vs. Little Rock and topped Arkansas State 3-1 to avenge an early-season loss.
- The Bobcats have an opportunity to win the league title outright for the second consecutive year with a win on Friday night. 
- The Bobcats still lead the Sun Belt with a No. 44 RPI ranking. Texas State ranks in the top 50 in all of Division I volleyball in opponent hitting percentage (.165, No. 33), team aces (162, No. 37) team assists (1,241, No. 49), and team kills (1,336, No. 48).
- Overall, the Bobcats rank in the top five of the Sun Belt Conference in every statistical measure except digs which is No. 7 (14.44/set). In conference-only matches, the Bobcats lead the league in hitting percentage (.282), opponent hitting percentage (.133), and is tied at the top with Troy with 13.71 kills per set. Texas State ranks No. 2 in blocks (2.22/set), and aces (1.71/set), and is No. 3 with 12.40 assists per set. They are also No. 6 with 15.27 digs on average.
- Senior outside hitter and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year candidate Cheyenne Huskey leads the team with 3.56 kills per set (No. 5 in the Sun Belt) and 0.47 aces per set (No. 3 in the Sun Belt; 48 total). Huskey's total aces rank No. 13 in Division I volleyball and her aces per set ranks No. 23.  She also has 2.29 digs per set and has 58 total blocks. Huskey's 44 total aces rank No. 14 in all of Division I volleyball.

UTA NOTES
- The Mavs have won 5 of their 6 matches.
- The Mavericks ranks second in the league in assists (12.12/set) and kills (13.09/set). UTA also ranks No. 4 behind the Bobcats with a .224 hitting percentage.
- Defensively, the Mavs are third in the SBC with a .179 hitting percentage. UTA is also third in the league in blocking (2.07 per set).
- Brooke Townsend leads the team with 3.38 kills per set, which ranks 6th in the Sun Belt.
- Senior outside Kylie Jedlicka follows with 3.00 kills per set (No. 9 in the Sun Belt) and has 2.62 digs per set, 23 aces, and 23 blocks this year.
- Bre Walp is second in the league and leads the team with 1.09 blocks per set.
- Madison Hill has a team-high .341 hitting percentage (3rd in the Sun Belt).
- Madelyn St. Germain, the reigning back-to-back SBC Defensive Player of the Year, leads the Sun Belt Conference with 4.94 digs per set.
- UTA is outhitting the opposition .224-.179.
- The Mavericks are 5-1 at CPC this season.

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